निबध्य नावं तच्छृङ्गे यथोक्तो हरिणा पुरा । वरत्रेणाहिना तुष्टस्तुष्टाव मधुसूदनम् ॥ ४५ ॥
nibadhya navam tac-chrnge yathokto harina pura varatrenahina tustas tustava madhusudanam
- nibadhya
- anchoring
- navam
- the boat
- tat-srnge
- onto the horn of the big fish
- yatha-uktah
- as advised
- harina
- by the Supreme Personality of Godhead
- pura
- before
- varatrena
- used as a rope
- ahina
- by the great serpent (of the name Vasuki)
- tustah
- being pleased
- tustava
- he satisfied
- madhusudanam
- the Supreme Lord, the killer of Madhu.
Following the instructions formerly given by the Supreme Personality of Godhead, the King anchored the boat to the fish’s horn, using the serpent Vasuki as a rope. Thus being satisfied, he began offering prayers to the Lord.